Now that MLB and the National Baseball Hall of Fame have successfully banned Pete Rose from being inducted for life, it’s time for everyone involved to do the right thing. It’s about inducting Pete Rose into the Hall of Fame.
bob orr
sylmar
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It’s ironic that AJ Hinch was eligible to manage the AL playoffs on the day Pete Rose’s death was announced. How could the best position player in baseball be benched by the guardians of the National Baseball Hall of Fame while this moral barbarian walked through the gates?
rob bryant
huntington beach
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I am very sad to hear of the recent passing of baseball’s all-time hit leader, Pete Rose. “Charlie Hustle” was a unique representation of how the game of baseball is played on the field. It was unfortunate that he was banned for life due to gambling problems. Isn’t it ironic that public sports betting is now encouraged through various betting sites and even advertised at ballparks? Since he is no longer physically with us, I suggest that the National Baseball Hall of Fame Committee and MLB take the necessary steps to posthumously induct this great ballplayer into the Hall of Fame. That’s where he belongs.
Dennis Lifton
cypress
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The National Baseball Hall of Fame honors achievements on the field, not boys in choirs. Just ask Ty Cobb. Pete Rose belongs there.
andrew sax
riverside
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Pete Rose did some bad things, and I understand he was banned from baseball. That being said, I miss Rose a little every time I see a batter stand still after the fourth pitch, shed his armor, and trot toward first base.
Hans Ghaffari
encino
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Shame on the American Baseball Hall of Fame! Pete Rose is a Hall of Fame baseball player. The Hall of Fame is a museum. The Hall of Fame is also independent from Major League Baseball. They could vote him out at any time. And they could write on the shield the good, the bad and the ugly of his career.
Steve Shabel
woodland hills